“At the moment we’re just about to do a review of the knock on effects for Esher.”

In October MRA councillors were accused of hypocrisy after unanimously voting for the plans.

All seven members of the residents’ group agreed the timetable at a meeting of the full council. The only Molesey councillor to vote against was Tory Cllr David Wright.

During a public consultation period over Christmas and the New Year, Molesey residents overwhelmingly opposed parking charges.

The council received 838 objections, 689 submitted on forms handed out by the MRA, and a petition with 69 signatures.

MRA councillor Nigel Cooper said his group had only voted for the plans at the meeting when they had seen that residents’ groups from the other towns were doing so.

“We spoke against it in the meeting but we knew the vote was going to go for the parking charges,” he said.

“We couldn’t persuade our other colleagues.

“There’s going to be a move out from a certain number of long term car parkers who will go out onto the street.”

He said that Cllr Archer’s claims that the residents’ group had rushed the charges in were wrong.

The area around Walton Road, was identified last year June as one of three in the borough that may need additional on-street parking control measures.

“The county council held us up for nearly a year and a half and said ‘you have got to take the initiative’ and we did,” said Cllr Cooper.

“We drew up plans and showed where the effected areas would be but the county council took no heed.

“We did as much as we could do. I would be delighted if David Archer will review the effects.”

Roy Beswick, of Molesey Traders, said he could see the theory behind car parking charges but was worried it would affect trade.

“I can see the logic behind it, to stop office workers coming in,” he said. “But it’s not going to help trade is it?”

Elmbridge estimates that for the first three months, 30 per cent of all drivers will try to avoid the charges.

It will spend around £100,000 a year enforcing the charges across the whole borough and £50,000 a year administering the scheme. A sum of £120,000 to purchase and install pay and display machines was set aside in the 2005/06 budget.

However, Elmbridge expects to make £350,000 in the first full year of parking charges and more than £500,000 in the second.